Ng, Kin Shing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-63). / Abstracts in English and Chinese; appendix 2 in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1 --- INTRODUCTION / Psychoanalytic Theories on Narcissism --- p.1 / Psychometric Studies of Narcissism --- p.3 / Problems of the American Scales --- p.7 / Exploring the Construct of Narcissism among the Chinese --- p.10 / Purposes of the Present Study --- p.12 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- METHOD / Participants --- p.15 / Measures --- p.16 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- RESULTS FOR SAMPLE 1 / Exploratory Factor Analysis --- p.18 / Confirmatory Factor Analysis --- p.22 / Concurrent Validity of the CNS --- p.24 / "Comparison between Gender, Location and Age-groups" --- p.26 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- RESULTS FOR SAMPLE 2 / Internal Reliability and Item-Total Correlation --- p.28 / Cross-validating the Factor Structure in the Clinical Sample --- p.29 / Concurrent Validity of the CNS in the Clinical Sample --- p.31 / Clinical utility of the CNS --- p.33 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- DISSCUSSION / Narcissistic Personality Features among Chinese --- p.37 / Gender Difference in Narcissism --- p.40 / Age Differences in Narcissism --- p.41 / Narcissism and Psychosocial Adjustment --- p.42 / Clinical Utility of the Narcissism Construct among Chinese --- p.43 / Strengths and Limitations of the Present Study --- p.44 / Appendix 1 The Nine Diagnostic Criteria of NPD and Related CPAI-2 Items --- p.50 / Appendix 2 Chinese and English versions of the CNS Items --- p.51 / References --- p.52